Timeline for North Africa Campaign

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Timeline for North Africa Campaign

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• 1940
• June 11-12 East Africa campaign began.
• December 16 British offensive began in Italian
  East Africa.

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• 1941
• JanuaryMarch British and Germans capture
  territory in North Africa.
• April-June Germans encircle Toburk as the
  British fail in their efforts to take Toburk.
• November-December British lift siege of Toburk
  and take Benghazi.

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Gen. Erwin Rommel with the 15th Panzer Division

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• 1942
• January-May Germany retakes Benghazi and launch
  offensive in Libya.
• June Germans defeat British in Libya.
• July First Battle of El Alamein began.
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  History.

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• August-September General Bernard Montgomery
  takes command of British 8th Army and General
  Irwin Rommel turns over command of Africa Korps
  to General Georg Stumme.
• October Rommel returns to Africa and Allied
  forces break through Axis forces at El Alamein.
• November-December Operation Torch began and
  German forces withdraw from El Aghelia.

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General Bernard L. Montgomery Watches His Tanks
Move Up

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• 1943
• January-March British take Tripoli and Tunisia.
  Rommel leaves Africa.
• April Axis forces withdraw from Tunisia.
• May Allies take Tunis and Axis troops surrender
  in North Africa.

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8th Army in Tripoli